In
addition to a shiny new belt, Dan Henderson took home a pretty nice
chunk of change for his knockout of Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)
today requested and received the list of paydays from the Ohio State
Athletic Commission for “Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson,” which took
place this past Saturday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The
event’s main card aired live on Showtime.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $439,500.

Henderson
capped an exciting evening of fights when he defeated Cavalcante by
third-round TKO to win the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship.

OSAC
Executive Director Bernie Profato told MMAjunkie.com that final numbers
for the event’s attendance and live gate should be available in the
next few days. He added that all competitors have passed initial tests
for drugs of abuse, and the results of tests for performance-enhancing
drugs are forthcoming.

The full list of salaries includes:

Champ Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus)

def. Rafael Cavalcante $28,000

Champ Marloes Coenen: $10,000 (no win bonus)

def. Liz Carmouche: $5,000

Tim Kennedy: $50,000 (no win bonus)

def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000

Jorge Masvidal: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)

def. Billy Evangelista: $20,000

Roger Bowling: $7,000 (includes $3,500 win bonus)

def. Josh Thornburg: $2,000

Jorge Gurgel: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)

def. Billy Vaughn: $1,500

Jason Freeman: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)

def. Jason Riley: $1,500

Brian Rogers: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)

def. Ian Rammel: $1,500

Mitch Whitesel: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)

def. Marc Cofer: $1,500

John Kuhner: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)

def. J.P. Feity: $1,500

Now,
the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items
such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not
include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial
portion of a fighter’s income.

In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission
and do not represent the total amounts earned by each fighter.

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